Mesomys Wagner 1845

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1583

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scientific name	Mesomys Wagner 1845
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Mesomys Wagner 1845

Mesomys Wagner 1845 , Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 145.

Type Species: Mesomys ecaudatus Wagner 1845

Species and subspecies: 4 species:

Species Mesomys hispidus (Desmarest 1817)

Species Mesomys leniceps Thomas 1926

Species Mesomys occultus Patton, da Silva, and Malcolm 2000

Species Mesomys stimulax Thomas 1911

Discussion: Revision of this genus is needed; see Husson (1978:440), Emmons and Feer (1997:234), Voss et al. (2001) and Orlando et al. (2003). Formerly included didelphoides and obscurus , both now placed in the genus Makalata ( Emmons, 1993 a) .